Brief History of the Bodleian Library, A, Hardback - Mary Clapinson

Beautifully illustrated with prints, portraits, manuscripts and archival material, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the hist...

DescriptionThe University of Oxford is the third-oldest university in Europe and remains one of the greatest universities in the world. Institution...

DescriptionThis exciting new line of hard-cover journals showcases gorgeous illustrations from the Bodleian Library's collections. Designed to be e...

``Next week I shall begin my operations on my hat, on which you know my principal hopes of happiness depend.``--from a letter to Cassandra, October...

Don't think that your wife has placed waste-paper baskets in the rooms as ornaments. Don't forget that very true remark that while face powder may ...

Don't think that your wife has placed waste-paper baskets in the rooms as ornaments. Don't forget that very true remark that while face powder may ...

DescriptionIt's a shame that so many very apt words fall out of common use over time, like "blobber-lippd, " which means having lips that are very ...

26 detachable postcards organised as an A-Z, representing a wide selection of some of the most beautiful illuminations in the Bodleian Libraries co...

What can be found in the Vatican's Secret Archive? How many books did Charles Darwin's library aboard the Beagle hold? Which library is home to a c...

In June 1940, Hitler ordered his generals to organize the invasion of Britain under a plan codenamed Operation Sealion, drawing up a complex set of...

A gift book which pairs 50 Shakespearean quotations around flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables with exquisite hand-painted engravings from the Bod...

Bursting with quirky facts, intriguing statistics, lists and legendary curators, this is the perfect gift for all those who love to visit museums a...

'No freeman is to be taken or imprisoned, or dispossessed ... except through the lawful judgment of his peers or through the law of the land.''To n...

A little book with nuggets of parenting advice, originating from the 1920s and 30s. Illustrated with charming contemporary line drawings, it includ...

Victorian views on pronunciation as told in the pages of satirical magazine }Punch{. Reveals how pronunciation could determine who you were and how...

Two years before British troops crossed the Rhine work had already started on a guide to assist them in negotiating everyday life in what then was ...

Following the success of the }American Servicemen{ instructions, this is the handbook distributed by the British War Office in 1944 advising Britis...

In 1942 the US War department disributed a handbook to American Servicemen advising them on the peculiarities 'of the British, their country and th...

Latest in what has proved a popular series of publications, this pithy guide captures the essence of Australia and its people, their humour and voc...

Informative but light-hearted social and cultural history of our obsession with drinking and bathing in spa waters. Beautifully illustrated with pa...

Shelley's original novel was different from the standard 1818 and 1831 editions, and all the editions since. But here, for the first time, is the o...

A charming, tongue-in-cheek guide to succeed in almost all aspects of married life. Accompanied with inimitable cartoons and contraptions from Heat...

The Bodleian Library is home to treasures from every corner of the globe that mark major milestones in cultural history. This book contains twenty-...

Reducere. Founded in 1768 at the crossing of two Indian trails, Charlotte has a rich heritage to match its age. In this extensively researched volume, accomp...

When did the British Government become the world's largest drugs pusher? What tree is frequently used to treat cancer? Which everyday condiment is ...

An established reference work, this revised and expanded edition has over 200 new colour illustrations, updated bibliographies and extended interna...

The Bodleian Library is home to one of the world's largest and oldest collections of maps, with atlases, maps, and books on cartography dating back...

In July 1917, a young man in the 12th East Surrey Regiment kept a journal of his experiences at the front. This poignant and moving account is narr...

A fascinating insight into the ancient and unique traditions of Oxbridge colleges.

This beautiful collection brings together passages from the renowned stories, poems, dramas and myths of Classical Asian literature, including the ...

A Brief Illustrated History of Exploration charts the history of exploration all the way from the first explorers, through to contact with the East...

Built between 1855 and 1860, Oxford University Museum of Natural History is the extraordinary result of close collaboration between Pre-Raphaelite ...

This selection of fifty key items chosen by the staff of the Griffith Institute - including photographs, letters, plans, drawings and diaries - pro...

Marcellus Laroon's 'The Cryes of the City of London' presents, in seventy-four striking portraits, a panorama of London's marginal poor as they exi...

Since its foundation in 1602, the Bodleian Library has acquired manuscripts, printed books, maps, music and ephemera in all languages, from all age...

Reducere. How did a single village community in the Italian peninsula eventually become one of the most powerful imperial powers the world has ever known? In...

Reducere. Though not truly an island, Fenwick fits the stereotype, with its history of swashbuckling pirates anchored offshore, fierce storms pounding the co...

Containing over one hundred images of towns in England, Wales and Scotland, this book draws on the extensive Gough collection in the Bodleian Libra...